Ed Case

Ed Case (27 September 1952-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-HI 2) from 30 November 2002 to 3 January 2007 (succeeding Patsy Mink and preceding Mazie Hirono) and from HI 1 from 3 January 2019 (succeeding Colleen Hanabusa).

Biography
Ed Case was born in Hilo, Hawaii in 1952, and he worked as a lawyer before serving in the state house from 1994 to 2002 as a Democrat. He was a Blue Dog Democrat, and he launched a failed gubernatorial campaign in 2002; however, he was appointed to the US House of Representatives following the death of Patsy Mink. He served until 2007, when he lost in a primary bid during the US Senate election. He returned to the House in 2019 after succeeding Colleen Hanabusa, who had mounted a failed gubernatorial bid.